g3proxy
Forward proxy server supporting proxy chaining, protocol inspection, MITM Interception, ICAP adaptation and transparent proxy.
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Still maintained? Yes: 26 commits in the last 90 days, latest release g3proxy-v1.12.4 (Jul 2026).
At a glance
g3proxy quick facts
- Health score
- 77/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 893
- Last commit
- 5 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- g3proxy-v1.12.4, Jul 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to g3proxy
In its own words
The project's README opens: "This is the project we used to build enterprise-oriented generic proxy solutions, including but not limited to proxy / reverse proxy (WIP) / load balancer (TBD) / NAT traversal (WIP)."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
g3proxy scores 77/100, #4 of 9 in Proxy: 26 commits in the last 90 days earn 30.3 of 35 points, the latest release (g3proxy-v1.12.4, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 893 stars add 11.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 30.3 / 35
26 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
g3proxy-v1.12.4 released 3 months ago
- Stars 11.8 / 20
893 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 26
- Last 90 days
- 26
- Last 12 months
- 5 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 9 tools in Proxy by health , between GitProxy (#3) and Tinyproxy (#5) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Rust, deb |
| Latest release | g3proxy-v1.12.4 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 893 |
| Open issues | 17 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | bytedance/g3 ↗ |
g3proxy vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with g3proxy (Proxy), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imgproxy | 96 | 11k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| GitProxy | 90 | 262 | Apache-2.0 | today |
| g3proxy (this tool) | 77 | 893 | Apache-2.0 | 5 days ago |
| Tinyproxy | 61 | 6k | GPL-2.0 | 1 month ago |
| socks5-proxy-server | 46 | 145 | Apache-2.0 | 9 days ago |
| Outline Server | 41 | 6.3k | Apache-2.0 | 2 days ago |
g3proxy: common questions
Is g3proxy still maintained?
g3proxy had 26 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, g3proxy-v1.12.4, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.